Hoopenburg Merlot 2009

Nose - Delicate berries and chocolate, with wafts of perfume and flowers.
Palate - A medium bodied palate followed with round, but firm lingering tannins.

It is great with meat or pasta dishes and delicious with a crab curry.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Hoopenburg Wines
winemaker : Neil Hawkins
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 1.1 g/l  pH : 3.17  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : The total production of this wine comes solely from the eleven year old bush vines on Hoopenburg’s 35 ha farm.

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at a modest 240 balling.

in the cellar : The grapes were crushed and de-stemmed. Fermentation lasted sixteen days in stainless steel tanks, pressing occurred on day seventeen, with the wine ageing for twenty months in French Oak barrels (20% new). A minimal filtration was done before being bottled.

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